Butterfly Attracting Plant Seeds For Sale In Hayward

* The Tecate cypress is the only plant on which the rare Thorne's Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus thornei) lays its eggs. * The northernmost stand, in Orange County, which comprises a large area on the upper limits of Coal Canyon and on Sierra Peak in...

* Scabiosa ochroleuca, commonly called cream scabious, is a species of scabiosa with creamy yellow flower heads. It is native to Europe and western Asia.

Aromatic and somewhat bitter. * The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. Their addition to the diet aids the digestion and so they are often used in small quantities as a flavouring, especially with fatty foods.

* Erect, bushy annual with oval to heart-shaped, toothed, hairy, dark green leaves 2 1/2" long. Cultivated varieties include orange-red, pink, salmon, red, white, and scarlet, and include bi-colored varieties.

* Native to forests; 100-800(-1600) m. Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Taiwan, Zhejiang [Japan (Ryukyu Islands)].

* The Virginia snakeroot is attracting increasing interest for its medicinal virtues and as a result is becoming uncommon in the wild. * Use Ornamental: Showy, Ground cover Conspicuous Flowers: yes Attracts: Butterflies Larval Host: Pipevine swallowtail...

* The plant is often cultivated for its showy flowers, and can sometimes be found outside its native range as an escape from cultivation. * The name basket flower refers to the stiff, straw-colored bracts just beneath the flower head, which are divided...

Pedicel 0-2 mm. Petiole 1-3 cm, glabrous or pubescent; leaf blade elliptic-oblong, elliptic, or obovate-oblong, 3.5-12(-18) 1.5-7(-10) cm, adaxially glabrous or sparsely pubescent, abaxially villous, base cuneate to subrounded, apex usually acute to acuminate.

* Trees, 6-20 m tall. Trunk to 30 cm d.b.h. or more. Bark and branchlets grayish black. Petiole 2-4.5 cm; leaf blade often purplish red when young, greenish when mature, cordate or triangular-orbicular, * Open or dense forests, mountain slopes, along...

* Orange flowers in late summer; grows well in dry soil; native to eastern U.S. * Pleurisy root is a bitter, nutty-flavoured tonic herb that increases perspiration, relieves spasms and acts as an expectorant.

It also contain the iridoid glycosides aucubin and catalpol. An extract of them has antibacterial properties. Something that is considered to be an indicator of grazing in that area.

* Orange flowers in late summer; grows well in dry soil; native to eastern U.S. * Pleurisy root is a bitter, nutty-flavoured tonic herb that increases perspiration, relieves spasms and acts as an expectorant.

The plant is desirable fodder when it grows in fields grazed by livestock . The flowers attract bees , butterflies , and hummingbirds . It is drought-tolerant and grows well in warm climates.

Spike-like flower clusters bloom from early summer to first frost. It typically grows to 6-12' tall with a spread to 4-15' wide when not killed back by cold winter temperatures. Buddleia is commonly known as butterfly bush, a deciduous shrub native to...

* Succisa pratensis Moench, also known as Devil's-bit Scabious, is a flowering plant of the genus Succisa in the family Dipsacaceae . It differs from other similar species in that it has 4 lobed flowers, whereas Small Scabious and Field scabious have...

The flowers emit a perfume similar to meadowsweet. A fast-growing plant, it thrives in thin woodland. * Succeeds in a good loamy soil that does not become too dry in summer, in full sun or light shade.

They are used like broccoli. * The unopened flower buds are eaten cooked. It is in the genus Asclepias , making it a type of milkweed . * The latex in the stems is a suitable replacement for chicle and can be made into a chewing gum.

* An essential oil used in perfumery is obtained from the flowers. * The plant is often used as a rootstock for the various ornamental cultivars of lilac. * The bark or leaves have been chewed by children as a treatment for sore mouth.

* White or rosy-lilac flowers in 3-7" clusters, often several to each branch tip, in May; flower fragrance, not intense, resembles privet; very hardy; forms a dense, arching shrub with substantial branches; does well in the U.S. Midwest; native to China.

* It is a genus of 12 species of perennial herbaceous flowering plants in the family Rosaceae, native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Stipules semicordate, large, herbaceous, margin sharply doubly serrate; petiole pubescent or subglabrous;...

An infusion is used internally as a blood purifier and externally for treating cuts, burns and bruises. Europe, Caucasus, western Siberia. * The whole plant is astringent and mildly diuretic.

* A large multistemmed shrub with narrowly conical, sometimes pendulous clusters of purple-pink flowers, pink with white inside as flowers begin to fade; said by Dirr to lack fragrance; native to central China.

The perennial's hairy, clasping leaves are arranged densely on its stout stems. * New England American-aster is large and showy, growing to 6 or more ft. Showy, bright, rose-purple flowers with orange-yellow centers bloom in profusion at the tips of the...

It also contain the iridoid glycosides aucubin and catalpol. An extract of them has antibacterial properties. Something that is considered to be an indicator of grazing in that area.

Both are dried for later use. The root is cardiac and febrifuge. An infusion has been used in the treatment of fevers and heart problems. The leaves are harvested before and during flowering, the pods are harvested when fully ripe in the autumn.

* A drought resistant plant once established. * It succeeds on shallow chalky soils. * Tolerant of constant cutting, this plant is often grown in lawns. * This is one of the food plants for the caterpillars of several butterflies and moths, including...

* It tolerates a wide range of soil types and will grow in full sun or partial shade. * Its height of 10-18 inches makes it ideal for the front or closer portion of the meadow. * It is fragarnt and attracts bees and butterflies! * It is a short lived...